Miscellaneous from the Book of Intellect and Knowledge‎

[5/50] al-Khisal: From my father from Sa’d from al-Barqi from al-Hasan b. Ali b. Fadhal from Tha’laba from Abi Abdillah عليه السلام who said: men are of three kinds: a man by his wealth, a man by his position, and a man by his tongue (good speaker), and he is the best of the three.

This is not only in terms of making sure that when you report from memory and attribute meanings to the Aimma you should do so following the correct grammatical rules and pronunciation but also that it should have the loftiest forms of speech and turns of phrase as befitting the station of the Aimma lest you diminish them in any way in the ear of the listener.

[1/46] al-Kafi: Muhammad b. Yahya from Ahmad b. Muhammad b. Isa from Ahmad b. Muhammad b. Abi Nasr from Hammad b. Uthman from Abi Abdillah عليه السلام who said: the messenger of Allāh صلى الله عليه وآله said: the best assistant to faith is knowledge and the best assistant to knowledge is forbearance and the best assistant to forbearance is compassion and the best assistant to compassion is patience.